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TOP 25: Most Read In 2014

From MCR's best breakfasts to Restaurant Wars, weird TripAdvisor rankings to secret adult parties. Here's the most viewed stories of 2014

Published on December 30th 2014.

SO THERE goes 2014.

A year in which, if you stood on the same city centre spot for long enough, somebody would drop a new bar right on your big toe. A year that saw Manchester stride to the forefront of the national devolution debate, George Osborne declare the city the heart of a mighty 'Northern Powerhouse', and the Council slip into a £1bn bed with Abu Dhabi.

2014 also saw Confidential hunt down Manchester's lost buildings, tackle sloppy property developers and have a good 'ole whinge about dirty streets, Trip Advisor and £3.5m of public money frittered away on massive glass warts.

Unsurprisingly, we covered a whole load of food and booze across the region this year, less expected was a bit of How's Your Father at an exclusive sex party. Honest we did. Take a look below. Things we do, eh?

Here's a selection of the most read, shared, discussed, ranted stories of 2014 just in case, lord forbid, you missed any...